Captive-ball device for practicing golf.



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BAPTWE BALL DEVICE FOR PRACTISING GULF.

(Application filed Apr. 29, 1899.)

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srncirrcemon forming part of Letters latent No. 649,190, emissiv ty-8,193 Applicatlonfiled pril29.1899- Se1'ia1N0. 714,954. (Nomodel l M .Be'itkno'wnth'atl; VILLIA'M W, ZIMMER- concentric with the central opening anThisi' .MAN, acitizen of the United States, residing runway projectsvertically from the top of thief-155 atYoungstown, in thecounty ofMahoning base and is higher on one side than the other,

.' 5 and State of Ohio haveinvented certain new being inclined, asshown-in Figs. 3' and 4, for

act descriptionof the invention, such-as will than the other around't 1Qenable others skilled in the art-to whichit f Thisinvention relates toacaptive-balldethe cleilr, and all other cl-ubs,-w hereby a'per 2o sonmay learn or improve his stroke with the.

= Jandusefnl Improvements-in'OaptivesB allDesupporting theball-carryingar'm Qatidifien vices for'PracticingGolf; and I'dio herebyde-- ent elevations. Evidently the convex surface clare the following tobe a full, clear, and exofthe base may be madefhi'ghe'r on-one sidehe'pi-vot'for thus sup-3 "porting the arrow --I The adj ustable pivotBis madewith a screw s'w threaded-lower end I), a tapering stern b, and;a-hand-knob'b; The tapering stem'.b con-f uects by a flaring parte withthe hand knob b as shown-in Fig; 5; The ball-carrying arm C'is madeofspring' steel wire or of a 'inetaPWhich is'elastic'orree: silient, so asto betterresist" the -;forceic't"'- th blow'withoiit ben d i 'ng.- It isprovided-a it inner end with an eye'or loop a; whichi, 'gag'ed .by the.adjustable 'pi'vot"B, "and -h a v bent-and tapering screw threaded'o'ntenendic for 'attachment of the ball H; The so w"- threaded end ismade tapering orp'ointe' so that the ball can be adjusted and-firm is"cured on it when'itbecomes loosened-'1 The armC maybemade straight, of913 gp steel, as shown in Fig. 4, but is pre'fera lyj] made-With a wilein i'ts'l'ength, as shown Fig.1, or with two 'coilspsuch as dfcil, as sI shown in Fig. 6, so thatfitwill'resist aviolent' 4 representsayertical' section through'the blow upon the ball without 'bendi ng.f-This' v base with the other parts in elevation' Fig.5 construction,withresilient spring-wire, and 85.- I I represents a detached View, onan enlarged vparticularlywith one ormore coils,l'elfectively j 35 scale,of the adjustable pivot; Fig. 6 reprepreventsbending ofthe arm even .when the j sents a top plan view, on a; reduced scale, ball isstruck-with-a violcntblow. The arm"'. fj showing a slight modification.V

I 'appe'rtai'ns to-make and use the same.

I vice for practicing golf-strokes.

, The object of my invention is toprovide a :5 simple, convenient, andportable device by means of which a captive ball may be placed in allpossible positions, thus providing strokes for the driven-the brassy,the mashie,

I diiferent clubs used'in the. gameof golf. The devices and'combinationofiparts con: stituting my invention willibe defined in the: claims. Q25 I will nowdescribelm, de-vicel'in detail by reference to theaccompanying drawings, in which? Figure 1 represents a topplan View ofmy captive-ball device. Fig.2 representsa'simi- 3o larview,showinga'moditication. -Fig.8rep-.

resent-s a sideelevation-of ,thedevice. Fig.

I i may alsobe made with'a curved portion; as" I In mydevice I provide ac'ircnlar'ba'se A, shown at Gfin Fig. 2, and this curved arm 90 ...l1aving preferably-a convex upper surface-and may also'have a' coil.'lhespring-steel used 4ojfla-fiatlowe gsnrface as shown in Figs. 3andfor-th'earrn -maybe Onefourth for five-six- "-4. IA-:base'of 'heavymaterial; suchas cast teenthsof aninch; according to'the quality metalmay he 'nsedg so that it will retain its of steel nsedf; placei'o'theground or floor without fasten- 'lhe faStening pinor roclD is madewith a 95. .1 ingi I; also fmake ;th e b'aseof wood or othersharpened-lower end and a screw-threaded 45. lightjrnaterial-,; providedwith threeo'r more "upper end '(Zfor screwing it'into the opening '2screw-holes'n; near the-peripher Y for securin a of theba sey'as showninQ Fig. t. The pin it to thefloor or ground. It may also be made -Dcanthusfbe forccd into the ground for ot' hollowmetal'and secured in'thesamem'an- ,firml'y holding the base in position when pow- I00 I '{n'e;,The basc. -is provided with a central 'erful strokes aretobegiven'tojthe ball. 50 screw-threaded opening a for holding the 'ad-The screw-threaded pivot B maybe raised :j'ustable pivotB andthe'fastening pinlorrod and lowered in the. base for regulating the 11),Clhe. pass is also. provided at its upper rclativehcight of the ball ll.Ifthl? pivot is so If the pivot Bis still further lowered, the ballone-half of the strokes and more or less elejustable pivot the arm 0when Volving will climb or ascend the pivot, thus in its length, ,pivotally connected to said pivot,

lie on the floor or will lie on the floor during about one-half of itsrevolution andwill be more or less elevated during the other half of itsrevolution, thus providinga position on the floor for about ratedpositions for the other one-half of the strokes. Thus all the differentstrokes or lies at golf are provided for.

By means of the tapering stem 1) of the adrapidly reclearing it from therunway a.

The device will be painted, nickle-plated, or finished in any otherattractive manner.

I-Iaving described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. Thecombination with the .base, of a pivot having a head, aswingingarm, having a coil and having a ball attached to its outer end,substantially as described.

2. The combination with the base, of a pivot at the top and a fasteningrod or pin 1) at the bottom, a swinging arm pivotally connected to saidpivot, and having a ball attached to its outer end, substantially asdescribed.

In a device for practicing golf, the base having a convex surface higherori one side than the other and a pivot, with a swinging arm connectedby'an eye to said pivot and having a ball attached to its outer end,substantially as described.

4c. 'lhecombination with a base having an inclined upper surface and avertically-adjustable pivot having a knob, of a swinging arm pivotallyconnected to said pivot and havtially as described.

5. The base having at the top an inclined runway, in combination with acentral pivot, a swinging arm connected thereto and a ball attached tothe outer end of said arm, substantially as described.

6. The base having att-he top a circular inclinecl runway, incombination with a-vertically-adjustable pivot, a swinging arm connectedthereto and a ball attached to the outer end 0!? said arm, substantiallyas described.

7. The base A, having a central screwthreaded opening, in combinationwith the adjustable screw-threaded pivot and the screwthreaded fasteningrod or pin D held in said opening and a swinging arm connected to saidpivot and having a ball attached to its outer end, substantially asdescribed.

8. The combination with the base, of an adjustable pivot having atapering stem and head or knob, a swinging arm pivotally connected tosaid stem and a ball attached to its outer end, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM W. ZIMM l2 RMAN.

\Vitnesses:

ii. A. ERNST, M. it. Arms.

in combination o mg a ball attached .to its outer end, substan-

